No. 23: Brian Shimer, Naples High

US men's bobsled head coach Brian Shimer returned from the Vancouver Olympics helping his team to a gold medal in the four-man bobsled event for the first time in 62 years. Greg Kahn/Staff

Submitted Photo Brian Shimer

Brian Shimer, front, drives past the finish line as his teammates Mike Kohn, Doug Sharp, and Dan Steele stretch to see their time at the Utah Olympic Park, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, in Park City, Utah. The team finished second, good enough to put Shimer on the Olympic team. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)

ñIt was a good day,î says bobsled driver Brian Shimer of Naples. Shimer and brakeman Darrin Steele of Illinois take on Turn 4 during their final practice run at the Olympic Park in Park City, Utah last Thursday. The pair, who will represent the United States at the XIX Olympic Winter Games in the two-men bobsled competition next week, completed the course in 48.03 seconds. Romain Blanquart/Naples Daily News

OLY02227SHIMER Salt Lake City, Feb. 24, 2002 _ USA bobsledder Brian Shimer, bottom left, shares the medals stand with the other USA team members and the gold medal German team at the medals ceremony during the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City on Feb. 24, 2002. (SHNS photo by Bill Clark / Scripps Howard News Service)

After his first practice run at the Olympic Park in Park City last Thursday, Brian Shimer spends a few moments concentrating before going back down the track. Romain Blanquart/Naples Daily News

#1: Brian Shimer, driver of USA 2, and brakeman Darrin Steele take one of their three daily practice runs on the track that measures just under a mile at the Olympic Park in Park City, Utah last Tuesday. Romain Blanquart/Naples Daily News